LA electro-industrial duo Patriarchy shared their 4th single, the euphoric club track with a secret that is ‘Pain Is Power’, in anticipation of the release of their album ‘Manual for Dying’ in September and their tour in the US with The Cult in October!
Thrash metal legends Dark Angel are on tour right now in Europe and are performing the classic ‘Darkness Decends’ album in full on select shows, including Brutal Assault and Alcatraz festival this weekend!
Slow Crush shared another hypnotizing new single with ‘Bloodmoon’, about a month before the release of their full-length album ‘Thirst’, out at the end of August via Pure Noise Records and just ahead of their show at Brutal Assault next week!
Patriarchy shared their intoxicating new track ‘Die Like Everyone Else’ about 10 days ago, a driving and industrial-tinged track out just in time for their Europe tour that will include a stop at Brutal Assault!
Unleashed raise their horns for third single ‘A Toast to the Fallen’ from their upcoming album ‘Fire Upon Your Lands’, out next month via Napalm Records! Catch them live this Summer still in Europe starting with a performance at Brutal Assault!
Mathcore outfit Car Bomb are celebrating their 25th year with the release of new EP ‘Tiles Whisper Dreams’ on August 1st, and shared another taste with the track ‘Blindsides’! Catch them on tour in Europe next month, starting with a performance at Brutal Assault!
Goth and doom icons Paradise Lost revealed second single ‘Serpent On The Cross’, another track from their upcoming 17th album ‘Ascension’, set for release in September with Nuclear Blast. Before that, catch them this summer at a select amount of European summer festivals like Brutal Assault and Dynamo Metal Fest next month!
Belgian shoegaze outfit Slow Crush shared the single ‘While You Dream Vividly’, another track from their upcoming album ‘Thirst’, set for release in August with Pure Noise Records! Catch them this summer at select festivals like Lokerse Feesten, Brutal Assault and Pukkelpop before they embark on a tour through a chunk of the world!
American doom outfit Frayle unveiled their new single and video ‘Walking Wounded’, out with Napalm Records. Catch them live on their upcoming Europe tour bringing them to festivals like Alcatraz and Brutal Assault!
Aaron Stainthorpe-led outfit High Parasite released the previously unreleased track ‘Cold’, and a remix of ‘Parasite’, a track from their debut album ‘Forever We Burn’, out since last year via Spinefarm Records. Just in time for their appearances this summer at festivals like Tolminator and Brutal Assault!
Brutal Assault 2025 – Day 1 set the fortress ablaze right from the start. From 3 Inches of Blood, Skálmöld and Fleshgod Apocalypse to the chaos of Inter Arma, the industrial punch of Static-X, and the psychedelic darkness of Oranssi Pazuzu, the first day was packed with highlights. Add in Frayle, Dying Fetus, Ruïm, Kerry King and Rotting Christ, and it was a perfect start of this year’s edition!
The Obscure and Octagon stages delivered some of the most intense sets of Day 1 at Brutal Assault 2025. From the triumphant return of 3 Inches of Blood to the symphonic fury of Fleshgod Apocalypse, the crushing weight of Inter Arma, the haunting doom of Frayle, the occult darkness of Ruïm, and the mind-bending chaos of Oranssi Pazuzu, it was truely a journey through the extremes of heavy music!
Day 1 of Brutal Assault 2025 set the tone right away with a good mix of legends and crushing heaviness. From the epic Viking soundscapes of Skálmöld to the industrial grooves of Static-X, the unrelenting brutality of Dying Fetus, the thrash assault of Kerry King, and the dark rituals of Rotting Christ, the Marshall and Sea Shepherd stages started off the festival properly.
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the fourth day of this year’s edition, with Crypta, Hanabie., Brujeria, Harakiri For The Sky, King Woman, Gost, Hellbutcher and Priest because they’re more than worth it!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the third day of this year’s edition, with Graphic Nature, Within Destruction, Mnemic, Sylvaine, Gaerea, The Browning, Hellripper and Mantar, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the first day of this year’s edition, with High Parasite, Gutalax, Landmvrks, Blood Fire Death, Slow Crush, Patriarchy, Fear Factory and Drowning Pool, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
Brutal Assault is a proper celebration of everything that is metal and/or extreme and there is something great to be found at any time of the day! We picked out 8 bands that you should go see on the first day of this year’s edition, with Frayle, RUÏM, Orange Goblin, Crystal Lake, Oranssi Pazuzu, 3 Inches of Blood, Sigh, and Brutally Deceased, because they’ll be more than worth your time!
Brutal Assault should be on your list of musts to go to at least once in your existence as metalhead, here are 10 reasons why we think you should consider making this true metal pilgrimage maybe this summer already!
